How many gallons per foot?

Scouter Steve · 01-15-2007, 10:02 AM

Is there somewhere I can find a chart showing how many feet of PVC pipe to a gallon? I am trying to bullet proof my basement sump and don't want to redo, redo, redo.

Warnberg · 01-15-2007, 10:10 AM

First you have to find the volume of a cylinder:

The volume of a cylinder equals the (area of the base)*height = ¶r2h

Then you have to figure out how much volume a gallon of water takes and make them equal. that will give you the length of tube you need in a particular diameter to hold a gallon of water.

Here is something that may help you:
http://grapevine.abe.msstate.edu/~ft.../cylinder.html

or
http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/dat....04/dean1.html

Warnberg · 01-15-2007, 10:15 AM

Almost forgot...

One American gallon is 231 cubic inches

BoomerD · 01-15-2007, 04:12 PM

OR, 7-1/2 gallons per cubic foot is pretty close.

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